As a writer, I feel the need to really know my characters, their situations, their props and settings. For The Edge of Darkness, that wasn’t so hard. It was largely a made-up world, set in deep space on a spaceship and the weapons used were also made up. Internet-Based Research I did some research onContinue reading “Write What You Know: Knowing More Than You Put On The Page”
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NaNoWriMo Prep in October – The Writing Playlist
Every year I prepare a writing playlist specifically for NaNoWriMo. Sometimes I need absolute silence to write, other times I can do with some tunes to get me in the right frame of mind. I find that film soundtracks work best of all. This year I discovered Spotify. It’s a free web player with aContinue reading “NaNoWriMo Prep in October – The Writing Playlist”
NaNoWriMo Prep in October – Planning
I’ve been super busy this year producing work under a couple of different pen names, but I always find November’s NaNoWriMo to be a good writing exercise and time to produce something under my real name. I’ve done NaNoWriMo every year since 2010. Two of the books I completed and self-published under NaNoWriMo were highlyContinue reading “NaNoWriMo Prep in October – Planning”
Storm of Blood on Amazon and a whole lot of links
Storm of Blood is on Amazon.com for 99c. This introductory offer will last for all of May, and then the price will go up. Also, just a reminder that Storm of Blood can also be downloaded from Smashwords for free using the coupon code EA42K on check out. The coupon expires at the end of May.Continue reading “Storm of Blood on Amazon and a whole lot of links”
Oops, I’ve Done It Again
Well, not so much ‘oops’ as ‘Hey there, loyal readers, would you like a new book?” Today I hit ‘publish’ on both Amazon and Smashwords for my new young adult urban fantasy/paranormal novel ‘Storm of Blood’. As you may or may not know, it is the first full-length novel starring Tina Storm, my Australian teenageContinue reading “Oops, I’ve Done It Again”
Lissa Bilyk 